Henry Cavill Says It's Too Early for "Justice League" Movie

It was recently reported that Warner Bros wants to have "Man of Steel 2" in theaters by next year and then follow that up with "Justice League" in 2015. But in a new interview with "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill, the actor said he believes "Justice League" won't happen anytime soon.

"'Justice League' could be great if done correctly," he said. "It's a very tough one to do because the DC comic heroes are all god-like in their power. So in this real world setting we're telling our story in, it's going to be tough to achieve that and it has to be done very delicately with a lot of thought. So, it won't be right away, I hope it's not anyway. It may take some time of building up other movies and other characters and introducing them together in one way or another. I think it would be great to do, but I don't think it's around the corner."

"Man of Steel" already set up the cinematic DC universe by pointing out that Batman exists in the same world as Superman. Director Zack Snyder said that other characters will be introduced in "Man of Steel 2," which may make it easier to move right into "Justice League," but since Christian Bale won't be returning to play Batman and Ryan Reynolds will likely be replaced as Green Lantern, that means that "Man of Steel" is the first solo DC superhero film and moving into "Justice League" will be like making "The Avengers" after only Iron Man got his own solo film.

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"Everyone involved with "Man of Steel" seems to be giving similar responses regarding the future of Superman. Yet, they all claim that they don't know what Warner Bros is planning.

Director Zack Snyder recently said that there needs to be a "Man of Steel 2," before "Justice League of America," in order to further explore Superman and have an opportunity to introduce other superheroes. And now, "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill has shared his own thoughts on the franchise.

"I think ultimately a 'Justice League' movie may be fun. But to get to that stage, you have to do other movies in between. You can't suddenly have a world full of gods, when one god has just arrived and the world is trying to get used to that idea," he explained. "So, how do you get to that stage? I think a Batman/Superman movie would be great, because it brings that world together. Whether [Warner Bros is] going to let that happen, I don't know. But a ['Man of Steel'] sequel to continue the story would be amazing, and maybe start introducing some other things."

Anyway, I pretty much agree with Cavill. IMO, Warner Bros. is gonna leave a lot of money on the table if they rush out a Justice League movie without first introducing (at least) Wonder Woman and the "new" Batman in their own respective individual superhero movies.

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They don't need to reintroduce Batman in a solo movie. They can try with Flash but the one they originally wanted for Flash was Ryan Reynolds and they gave him that garbage Green Lantern film instead. Bad decision. So next we have Wonder Woman. I hate to say it but other than the Flash, Wonder Woman might be the only other Hero they can make a film with. Even though its been joked about, an Aquaman film would be different. But most people would have flashbacks of "Water World" and vomit. After watching the "Arrow" TV series it looks like DC has put forth a better effort to make Green Arrow screen worthy than Marvel did with Hawkeye. Cyborg and Martian Manhunter are just not popular enough. They'd have a better shot with Hawkman than those two. The recent failure of "Green Lantern" may be the biggest obstacle to a big lead up to a Justice League film. They might be able to combine characters. A Batman and Superman film. A Wonder Woman and Flash film. A Green Lantern and Aquaman film. Green Arrow and Cyborg. Introduce Martian Manhunter at the end of "Man Of Steel II". But that "Green Lantern" piece of steaming sh*t is hard to get around.

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